Melissa Quinn

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The Maryland Senate passed a bill called the Presidential Candidate Tax Transparency Act, which requires presidential and vice presidential candidates to file copies of their tax returns with the state Board of Elections, which would then be made public. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Maryland Senate passes bill requiring presidential, vice presidential candidates to release tax returns

Melissa Quinn · March 6, 2018 4:43 pm

Members of the Miami Dolphins team stand during the national anthem before a game in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Miami Dolphins owner: ‘All our players will be standing’ for national anthem

Melissa Quinn · March 6, 2018 3:29 pm

Nunberg received a grand jury subpoena from the office of special counsel Robert Mueller requesting him to testify in Washington, D.C., on Friday and turn over documents. (Screenshot)

National Security

Former Trump aide Sam Nunberg to refuse to testify before federal grand jury in Russia probe

Melissa Quinn · March 5, 2018 8:30 pm

"We can't stand by and watch one of the greatest tools for democracy ever created be turned into a private playground for the rich and powerful," New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in a statement. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Six companies sue FCC over net neutrality repeal

Melissa Quinn · March 5, 2018 8:08 pm

A man removes the word "Trump" off outside the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower in Panama City, Monday, March 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

Trump Organization ousted from Panama hotel, ending standoff with property owners

Melissa Quinn · March 5, 2018 7:15 pm

Former CIA Director John Brennan responded to President Trump's accusation that former President Barack Obama launched an investigation into the Trump campaign to help Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

John Brennan: Trump’s tweet shows he’s nervous about the Russia probe

Melissa Quinn · March 5, 2018 5:06 pm

In this 2017 file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in the morning in Washington, D.C. Many believe the legal fight over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is headed toward the high court, and could be an issue the justices take up in their next term. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

DACA case could hit the Supreme Court in a matter of months, experts say

Melissa Quinn · March 5, 2018 5:01 am

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., emboldened her Republican colleagues to pass legislation addressing gun violence in the weekly Democratic address published Friday. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

Dianne Feinstein to lawmakers: We need the ‘willpower and intestinal fortitude’ to buck NRA on gun laws

Melissa Quinn · March 2, 2018 8:20 pm

This 2017 photo taken in Cozumel, Mexico shows people on a pier at sunset over the Caribbean. The embassy issued a safety alert Friday warning U.S. citizens visiting the area to exercise caution. U.S. government employees are barred from using tourist ferries that run between Cozumel and Playa del Carmen while an investigation is ongoing regarding undetonated explosives. (AP Photo/Marjorie Miller)

Undetonated explosives found on Mexican tourist ferry off coast of Cozumel

Melissa Quinn · March 2, 2018 6:43 pm

"It's hard for me still to talk about it, but I more than once had to hide in the closet with my siblings when my father was out of control and had a gun," Rep. Debbie Dingell said. "One night, I literally kept him from killing my mother." (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Debbie Dingell on need for stricter gun laws: ‘My father shouldn’t have had a gun’

Melissa Quinn · March 2, 2018 5:28 pm

"It's certainly concerning to see your government, to see your country put together that kind of video that shows the Russian government attacking the United States," State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told a Russian reporter. "That's certainly a concern of ours. I don't think that's very constructive nor is it responsible." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

WATCH: State Department spokeswoman rejects question from Russian reporter about nuclear weapons video

Melissa Quinn · March 1, 2018 11:11 pm

Justice Stephen Breyer said he hopes people will start deciding they want to see a more "cooperative attitude" in the U.S.

Justice Stephen Breyer: ‘The first place to look is the mirror’ if you want civil discourse in the US

Melissa Quinn · March 1, 2018 9:10 pm